Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. China
  3. Beijing
  4. Belgium
  5. Brussels
  6. Comparison
CNY
COMPARED TO
EUR

Brussels is 2.2 times more expensive than Beijing.

If you lived in Brussels instead of Beijing, you would:
local_dining

pay 5.1 times more for restaurants

  Beijing help_outline Brussels help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.42
CN¥29.96
$19.45
€17.06
+340.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.15
CN¥34.96
$10.61
€9.30
+105.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.52
CN¥3.53
$2.90
€2.54
+456.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.32
CN¥2.20
$2.76
€2.42
+752.3%
Average +413.8%
Beijing vs. Brussels - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 62.6% more for groceries

  Beijing help_outline Brussels help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.74
CN¥11.82
$1.95
€1.71
+12.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.38
CN¥56.81
$7.66
€6.72
-8.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.99
CN¥47.44
$4.50
€3.95
-35.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.01
CN¥13.64
$3.10
€2.72
+54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.59
CN¥10.81
$4.84
€4.25
+204.0%
Apples (1 lb) $0.95
CN¥6.44
$1.19
€1.05
+25.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.66
CN¥4.48
$0.97
€0.85
+46.6%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.88
CN¥5.96
$1.28
€1.12
+45.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.59
CN¥4.00
$1.22
€1.07
+106.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.39
CN¥2.65
$0.87
€0.77
+123.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.35
CN¥2.40
$0.76
€0.67
+115.2%
Average +62.6%
Beijing vs. Brussels - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.5 times more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.99
CN¥27.05
$6.40
€5.62
+60.6%
Monthly public transit pass $29.45
CN¥199.76
$58.94
€51.69
+100.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,617.04
CN¥139,833.00
$25,935.05
€22,742.47
+25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.62
CN¥31.36
$23.58
€20.67
+409.9%
Average +149.1%
Beijing vs. Brussels - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.1 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $15.07
CN¥102.20
$51.13
€44.84
+239.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,090.22
CN¥7,394.29
$1,003.67
€880.12
-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $618.51
CN¥4,194.99
$833.95
€731.29
+34.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $44.19
CN¥299.69
$120.31
€105.50
+172.3%
Average +109.6%
Beijing vs. Brussels - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 12.2% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $741.02
CN¥5,025.92
$871.57
€764.28
+17.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,299.62
CN¥158,027.37
$24,854.42
€21,794.87
+6.7%
Average +12.2%
Beijing vs. Brussels - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.77
CN¥11.99
$4.72
€4.13
+166.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.35
CN¥29.53
$3.69
€3.23
-15.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.95
CN¥19.98
$7.90
€6.93
+168.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $49.50
CN¥335.70
$33.30
€29.20
-32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $7.36
CN¥49.94
$14.15
€12.40
+92.1%
Average +75.8%
Beijing vs. Brussels - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 17.1% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $69.50
CN¥471.40
$88.91
€77.96
+27.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.07
CN¥251.45
$41.16
€36.09
+11.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $85.90
CN¥582.60
$92.42
€81.05
+7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $110.18
CN¥747.31
$134.39
€117.85
+22.0%
Average +17.1%
Beijing vs. Brussels - Cost of clothing
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